/**
 * jquery.timeout.js
 * 
 * Copyright (c) 2011 Thomas Kemmer <tkemmer@computer.org>
 * 
 * http://code.google.com/p/jquery-timeout/
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 * 
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 * 
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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 * SOFTWARE.
 */
;(function($) {
    $.timeout = function(delay) {
        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);

        var deferred = $.Deferred(function(deferred) {
            deferred.timeoutID = window.setTimeout(function() {
                deferred.resolveWith(deferred, args);
            }, delay);

            deferred.fail(function() {
                window.clearTimeout(deferred.timeoutID);
            });
        });

        return $.extend(deferred.promise(), {
            clear : function() {
                deferred.rejectWith(deferred, arguments);
            }
        });
    };
})(jQuery);
